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Khan: North India - The Music Room (Jalsaghar)
The music of Satyajit Ray's cinematic masterpiece (Jalsaghar, 1958), by Ustad Vilayat Khan (sitar) with the participation of Imrat Khan (sitar, surbahar), Bismillah Khan (shehnai), Akhtari Bai [aka Begum Akhtar] âthumri singing, Salamat Ali Khan âkhyal singing etc. 'After the box office failure of my second film Aparajito (âThe Unvanquishedâ), I was a little unsure as to what kind of film I should make next. After some deliberation, I decided on a film featuring singing and dancing âa formula which usually worked with the Indian audience. I chose a popular short story âJalsagharâ about the last days of a music loving feudal baron. I was fortunate to be able to use some of the leading singers and instrumentalists for the film. As composer, I chose the great sitar virtuoso Vilayat Khan who was most ably assisted by his younger brother Imrat Khan, also a sitar virtuoso. The two of them provided superb solos and duets for the background music for which âwith the exception of violinsâ only Indian instruments were used. All the background score is raga-based.' (Satyajit Ray)
The music of Satyajit Ray's cinematic masterpiece (Jalsaghar, 1958), by Ustad Vilayat Khan (sitar) with the participation of Imrat Khan (sitar, surbahar), Bismillah Khan (shehnai), Akhtari Bai [aka Begum Akhtar] âthumri singing, Salamat Ali Khan âkhyal singing etc. 'After the box office failure of my second film Aparajito (âThe Unvanquishedâ), I was a little unsure as to what kind of film I should make next. After some deliberation, I decided on a film featuring singing and dancing âa formula which usually worked with the Indian audience. I chose a popular short story âJalsagharâ about the last days of a music loving feudal baron. I was fortunate to be able to use some of the leading singers and instrumentalists for the film. As composer, I chose the great sitar virtuoso Vilayat Khan who was most ably assisted by his younger brother Imrat Khan, also a sitar virtuoso. The two of them provided superb solos and duets for the background music for which âwith the exception of violinsâ only Indian instruments were used. All the background score is raga-based.' (Satyajit Ray)
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The music of Satyajit Ray's cinematic masterpiece (Jalsaghar, 1958), by Ustad Vilayat Khan (sitar) with the participation of Imrat Khan (sitar, surbahar), Bismillah Khan (shehnai), Akhtari Bai [aka Begum Akhtar] âthumri singing, Salamat Ali Khan âkhyal singing etc. 'After the box office failure of my second film Aparajito (âThe Unvanquishedâ), I was a little unsure as to what kind of film I should make next. After some deliberation, I decided on a film featuring singing and dancing âa formula which usually worked with the Indian audience. I chose a popular short story âJalsagharâ about the last days of a music loving feudal baron. I was fortunate to be able to use some of the leading singers and instrumentalists for the film. As composer, I chose the great sitar virtuoso Vilayat Khan who was most ably assisted by his younger brother Imrat Khan, also a sitar virtuoso. The two of them provided superb solos and duets for the background music for which âwith the exception of violinsâ only Indian instruments were used. All the background score is raga-based.' (Satyajit Ray)
